"Family Guide"   Now available on line.

INFORMATION FOR FAMILIES ABOUT CHILDREN'S SPECIAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES (CSHCS )

Our goals are to:

• Assist individuals with special health care needs in accessing the broadest possible range of appropriate medical care, health education and supports.
• Assure delivery of these services and supports in an accessible, family cantered, culturally competent, community-based and coordinated manner.
• Promote and incorporate parent/professional collaboration in all aspects of the program.
• Remove barriers that prevent individuals with special health care needs form achieving these goals.

• Coverage and referral for specialty services based on the person's health problems.
• Family centered services to support you in your primary role as caretaker of your child.
• Community based services to help you care for your child at home and maintain normal routines.
• Culturally competent services which demonstrate awareness of cultural differences.
• Coordinated services to pull together the services of many different providers who work within different agencies.

For more information:
·         Contact your local CSHCS office
·         Call our CSHCS Family Phone Line at 1-800-359-3722 or
·         Write to cshcsfc@michigan.gov   

Who is eligible for CSHCS? 
 Several factors decide whether a person is eligible for CSHCS:

• Residency:   Must be a Michigan resident
• Citizenship:   Must be a US citizen or documented non-citizen admitted for permanent residence or a non-citizen legally admitted migrant farm worker (i.e. seasonal agricultural worker).
• Age:   Children must have a qualifying medical condition and be 20 years old or under.  Person 21 and older with cystic fibrosis or certain hereditary blood coagulation disorders commonly known as hemophilia may also qualify.
• Qualifying Medical condition:   A MDCH medical consultant reviews each case to determine eligibility.  Severity and chronicity of the person's condition as well as the need for treatment by a specialist are factors considered.  More than 2,500 diagnoses are potentially eligible.  Click here for a list of these diagnoses  .

There is a fee to join CSHCS.  This fee is waived if your child is on Medicaid, MiChild or WIC.  This fee is based upon income.  Please call the Local Health Department  or the Family Phone line (1-800-359-3722) if you have specific questions about this fee.

How to apply for CSHCS
The first step is to ask your specialist to submit a medical record less than one year old.  This information can be in the form of a letter or report that fully describes the condition and treatment plan.
Your specialist will need permission to send the medical information to CSHCS.   Click here for an   Authorization to Release Protected Health Information form.  (MSA-0838)
If the person with special needs has not seen a specialist or you have questions:
·         Contact your  local CSHCS office
·         Call our CSHCS Family Phone Line at 1-800-359-3722,
·         Write to cshcsfc@michigan.gov or

CSHCS BROCHURES
"Family Guide"  Now available on line.

Link for ordering CSHCS Brochures.  Click the Children with Special Needs Link.
Online Brochures (you can print from here):
     Using Other Insurance with CSHCS (This may take a while to open)
     FSN Brochure 
     CSHCS Insurance Premium Payment Benefit  
     CSHCS Informational Brochure Arabic  English  Spanish